February 11

Social 30-1

You wrote your Chapter 1-2 Test today in class. Hopefully, you'll get the results back on Tuesday. On Tuesday, February 17th you will write your Unit 1 Final Exam (please see the study guide below). Over the course of your long weekend, you should do the following:

• Finish watching "Sicko". You can find it on the Social 30-1 wiki on the Unit 1 page. You have about 30 minutes left in the film.
• You should also visit the "Sick Around the World" website and watch this PBS documentary and complete the chart that is on the wiki. This documentary is HIGHLY recommended as it compares health care systems from around the world.
• You should also have a look at the "Obamacare Facts" Word document on the wiki to see what changes have been introduced to the American health care system.
• It's also recommended that you go over some of the exemplar essays that are on the wiki, on the WRA II Essays page. You can get some ideas for argumentation and evidence for your upcoming essay. You will write your Unit 1 WRA II Essay on Thursday, February 19th.
• Go through the Unit 1 Review Prezi this long weekend. It will help you review some of the key concepts from Unit 1. You can find this Prezi on the wiki, on the Unit 1 page.

Important Upcoming Dates:

• Chapter 1-2 Test is on Wednesday, February 11th
• Unit 1 Final Exam is on Tuesday, February 17th
• Unit 1 WRA II Essay is on Thursday, February 19th

Chapter 1-2 Test Study Guide:

The Chapter 1-2 Test is on Wednesday, February 11th. It is a mixed format test, it will have a matching section and a short/long answer section. Here is what you should review/study for this test:

Chapter 1 and 2 Key Terms/Concepts:

• ideology
• Thomas Hobbes
• John Locke
• Jean-Jacques Rousseau
• representative democracy
• individualism
• collectivism
• private property
• public property
• ideology
• radical
• liberal
• moderate
• conservative
• reactionary
• communism
• socialism
• liberalism
• conservatism
• fascism
• adherence to collective norms
• economic freedom
• economic equality
• rule of law
• competition
• individual rights and freedoms
• cooperation
• self-interest
• Adam Smith

Other Study Tips:

• you must know the 19th century political spectrum and the 20th century political spectrum
• know similarities and differences between communism and fascism
• what are the differences between communism and socialism
• be able to label political and economic spectrums and the values associated with these ideologies
• be able to label the political-economic grid and know examples of the ideologies in the quadrants (study the Ideology Notes and the notes I gave you in class)
• know the differences between individualism and collectivism, be able to apply your understanding of these concepts
• know the key ideas associated with Hobbes, Locke and Rousseau (for example, view of the nature of human beings, etc.)

Unit 1 Final Exam Study Guide:

The Unit 1 Final is a 55 question multiple choice test. It will be written on Tuesday, February 17th. Make sure that you study the following:

• Chapter 1 and 2 Key Terms (please see the Chapter 1-2 Test Study Guide for a list of terms) 
• Study the Ideology Notes (Black Gold School District PDF file, on the Social 30-1 wiki, and in your study booklets, pages 12-17)
• Review Hobbes, Locke and Rousseau (view of the nature of human beings, how society should be organized, people's role in society; notes on page 3 of your study booklet)
• Study the 19th Century Political Spectrum
• Study the 20th Century Political spectrum
• Study the political-economic grid
• Know the values and ideas associated with the various ideologies (on the 19th century and 20th century spectrums)
• Study the Individualism and Collectivism booklet that is in your study booklets (pages 4-7)
• you need to be able to apply your knowledge and understanding of these concepts/ideas
• there are a lot of source-based questions on this exam! (there are references to Nazi Germany, the USSR)

Social 20-1

You wrote your World Geography Test today. We finished the video on the French Revolution from the History Channel today. You will be writing your Chapter 1-2 Test on Monday, February 23rd, you can find the study guide for this test below.

Chapter 1-2 Test Study Guide:

This test will be on Monday, February 23rd. The test has a matching section and a short answer section. Make sure that you have read both Chapter 1-2 from your textbook Exploring Nationalism.

• Study Chapter 1-2 Key Terms from the Unit 1 Worksheet (this will be what makes up the matching section of your test)
• Study your answers to the questions from the Unit 1 Worksheet for Chapter 1-2 (short answer section questions come from this part of the worksheets)

Study the following PowerPoint presentations:

"Nation and Identity" (Chapter 1 material + supplementary material)

"The French Revolution" (Chapter 2 material + supplementary material)

"The Napoleonic Age" (Chapter 2 material + supplementary material; you can find this on the wiki, and I will go through it in class in the next couple of days)